Saturday, January 19, 2013

The word is that Apple may have come
up with something new for its next version of the iPhone that is not only
innovative but will be hard for the copy cats among the competition to, umm ….copy.

AppleInsider has reported that the ‘iPhone5S’
may contain a fingerprint sensor hidden in its home button. How cool is that? Not
only does it enhance security, but just imagine a phone so competent that there
is no need for usernames or passwords. It’s being reported that the sensor
would also go a long way toward improving Apple’s Passbook app by augmenting the
security and authentication of Passbook items such as boarding passes and
tickets. Who knows, along with an NFC chip it may be the tool for turning your
iPhone into a virtual wallet. How do they come up with this stuff?

This time it is being attributed to
their acquisition of AuthenTec and its advanced ‘Smart Sensor’ that does more
than just read fingerprints. It appears that the intellectual property deal is
paying off for Apple. The ‘Smart Sensor’ technology may be the marketing
feature that once again puts Apple over the top by compelling its fans to
upgrade.

And what will come of it when Apple
transposes this technology to its other mobile devices? Someday soon you could
own an iPad with a home button that can identify individual users.The sensor would allow multiple users to have
their own personalized home screen pop up with a touch of the home button.

This latest rumor could mean a milestone in Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s move to dominate the smartphone market. The company could definitely use a boost in the wake of its recent Maps debacle and the plunging price of its stock in the last few months.